Tactical Knives, Harris Publications - January 2003
www.tacticalknives.com

… high quality production version of a knife designed by a custom knife-maker.  The goal is to produce a knife that is equal or near equal in fit, finish materials and performance to the handmade knife of a custom maker … high tech manufacturing methods such as laser or water jet cutting … computer controlled milling, turning and machining, and metal injection molding … final fit and finish to produce an extremely high quality product. read the full article

Knives Illustrated - October 2002
Article by J. Bruce Voyles

… bridge the gap between factory and custom knives with a new line they term “semi-custom”… approach to semi production knives is to use designs from top designers, use the highest level of manufacturing technology ... laser cutting our exotic blade steel, forging, milling, metal injection molding, and CNC milling of handle materials … The result is a reproduction of an expensive hand made knife down to the minute details. read the full article